AG asked to consider Magdalene report

The Government has asked the Attorney General to consider the report by the Irish Human Rights Commission into the treatment of women and girls who resided in Magdalene Laundries.

However, in a statement, the Government said it regretted that relevant Departments were not given the chance to contribute to the commission's considerations 'to facilitate a fully-balanced evaluation of all the facts'.

The statement also pointed out that while the commission is entitled to conduct an inquiry itself, it has decided not to do so, but is calling instead for a statutory inquiry.

The Government further noted that the Magdalene Laundries were run 'by a number of religious congregations'.

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